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Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Some councils will receive upfront funding to pay for support provided through the government's Troubled Families programme as part of a trial, it has been announced.

Child protection demand pushing councils to financial brink, warns Labour

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

| CYP Now

Some councils are being "pushed towards the financial brink" due to the combined impact of government funding cuts and increasing demand on local authority children's services departments, Labour has said.

Government rejects case for mandatory reporting

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Monday, March 5, 2018

| CYP Now

The government has said it will not change the law so practitioners or organisations are required to report child abuse or neglect, claiming there is no evidence it will make children any safer.

MPs to get vote on LSCB replacement plans

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Monday, February 26, 2018

| CYP Now

Plans to scrap serious case reviews and replace local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) with new arrangements will be subject to a vote by MPs and members of the House of Lords within a matter of weeks, the government has said.

Serious case review calls for changes to domestic abuse procedures

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Friday, January 5, 2018

| CYP Now

A serious case review into the murder of a toddler by his violent stepfather has called for improvements in the way councils assess the risk of domestic abuse to children.

Tri-borough arrangement 'to continue for adoption and fostering services'

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Three London councils will continue to operate a shared service for adoption and fostering once partnership arrangements for children's services come to an end in six months' time, it has emerged.

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils and their safeguarding partners will be given up to 15 months to replace outgoing local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) under plans that have gone out for consultation.

Goodwill announces £20m drive to improve children's services

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has set aside up to £20m to encourage councils to support each other to improve children's services standards, children's minister Robert Goodwill has announced.

Barnardo's to pursue 'radical' drive for children's services partnerships

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's charity Barnardo's is keen to form children's services partnerships with councils across the country and is in "deep discussions" with a number of local authorities, its chief executive has said.

Council-led safeguarding hub helps smash child sex abuse ring

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A multi-agency hub bringing together social workers, police and health professionals has helped convict 18 members of a child sex abuse ring.

Council lined up to help neighbour's 'inadequate' children's services

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Friday, July 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A council that has twice been rated as "inadequate" by inspectors over the last seven years is set to receive help from a council where services are rated as "requires improvement", it has emerged.

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

| CYP Now

A council currently rated "inadequate" by Ofsted has announced it will launch a project with children's charity Barnardo's, just months after a joint bid for £7m of Department for Education innovation funding was turned down.

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Agencies across the London borough of Hounslow have been praised for their work to support children who have experienced domestic abuse.

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Judges should avoid taking part in official probes into child deaths in order to maintain the independence of the judiciary, England's most senior family court judge has said.

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The Council of Europe has called on the British government to take urgent action to improve the safety of young people held in custody.

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| CYP Now

A total of £30m has been set aside to boost the life chances of children in disadvantaged families by resolving conflict among parents, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

| CYP Now

A pioneering partnership to deliver combined children's services across three London boroughs is to come to an end.

Child sex offences hit all-time high

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of child sex offences recorded by police forces across the UK have hit a new high, figures obtained by the NSPCC have shown.

Government introduces law to tackle sexual communications to children

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Adults who communicate with children using sexual language could face up to two years in prison and be automatically placed on the sex offenders register, according to a new law announced today.

Children in poorest postcodes '10 times more likely to end up in care'

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Children in the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK are at least 10 times more likely to be in care than children in the least deprived areas, a study has found.

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering ditching overall ratings for the quality of children's services when it introduces its new inspection framework next year, it has emerged.

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Social workers should consider home visits for at least six months if there are suspicions that a child is being abused or neglected, new guidance has suggested.

ADCS president speaks out in favour of 'exemption clause'

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation will help councils to better support young people, the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has said.

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

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Friday, February 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A social work academic cited as one of the inspirations for controversial government plans to allow councils to apply for exemptions from children's social care legislation has spoken out against the proposals, describing them as potentially dangerous.

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is to significantly reduce the number of lone child refugees it plans to accept from Europe, claiming that local authorities do not have the capacity to accommodate them.

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Government to trial upfront Troubled Families payments

Child protection demand pushing councils to financial brink, warns Labour

Government rejects case for mandatory reporting

MPs to get vote on LSCB replacement plans

Serious case review calls for changes to domestic abuse procedures

Tri-borough arrangement 'to continue for adoption and fostering services'

DfE plans 15-month transition period to replace LSCBs

Goodwill announces £20m drive to improve children's services

Barnardo's to pursue 'radical' drive for children's services partnerships

Council-led safeguarding hub helps smash child sex abuse ring

Council lined up to help neighbour's 'inadequate' children's services

'Inadequate' council launches Barnardo's partnership

Inspectors praise domestic abuse response in Hounslow

Munby advises judges to limit involvement in serious case reviews

European human rights body calls for urgent action on youth custody safety

Government launches £30m bid to improve children's life chances

Tri-borough children's services arrangement set to collapse

Child sex offences hit all-time high

Government introduces law to tackle sexual communications to children

Children in poorest postcodes '10 times more likely to end up in care'

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

ADCS president speaks out in favour of 'exemption clause'

Eileen Munro 'deserts' controversial exemption clause

Government blames councils for sharp reduction in child refugee intake

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